The Last Few Beautiful Days is the ninth studio album by new wave band The Motels. Martha Davis's eldest daughter Maria inspired many of the songs on The Last Few Beautiful Days album, as she had died in 2016 after battling an opioid addiction.
Track listing
Personnel
The Motels Martha Davis – vocals, guitars Nick Johns – acoustic piano, synthesizers, programming, guitars, bass, backing vocals Marty Jourard – acoustic piano, clarinets, saxophones Clint Walsh – synthesizers, guitars Eric Gardner – drums, percussion, programming
Additional musicians Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello Heather Ogilvy – viola, violin Michelle Decourcy – backing vocals Jesika Miller – backing vocals Evan Slamka – backing vocals
Production Martha Davis – producer, artwork, logo design concept Nick Johns – producer, engineer, recording Clint Walsh – recording Gavin MacKillop – mixing at Full Kilt Studios (Los Angeles, California) Mark Chalecki – mastering at Little Red Book Mastering (Los Angeles, California) Martin Kyle-Milward – logo design concept Theresa Miller – logo design concept Billy Reed – logo design concept Penn Weldon – logo design concept, moon photography Rebecca Baltutis – layout Silvia Grav – band photography Matt Lambros – front and back cover photography
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